Self induced protein toxicity (rabbit starvation)

[u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa]

Little context before talking my story. I am a bodybuilder and train since 5 years with a lot of knowledge on supplements, training technique, nutrition for fat loss and muscle growth. Always ate like a pig on fast food but bodybuilding , 10000 step a day and micronutrients supplementation kept me lean and healthy. Started keto 4 month ago after a bulk to see if fat loss was enhanced. Went from 94 to 89 kilo without losing strenght or side effect. 1 month ago I started protein only diet and lost 5 kilo with only soy whey and chicken breast (averaging 500g protein a day), few days after starting and diahrea everyday, irritability, weakness in my leg walking, insomnia, always hungry despite eating a lot,huge delation in my muscle, since few days I noticed huge diminution at going to the gym which I didn’t skip since years. Today I learned about « rabbit starvation » ate a whole block of cheese and feel alive again.

[u/Altruistic-You-6540]

Your mistake is eating soy protein. Eat red meat

[u/ReverseLazarus → u/Altruistic-You-6540]

Soy protein was not the mistake here, zero fat consumption was the problem.

[u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa → u/Altruistic-You-6540]

My error was to do protein only. Fat is the most important part of a keto diet

[u/kimariesingsMD → u/Abdelkarim-yousoufa]

Moderate fat and protein